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Had it not been for Hardik Pandya’s unfortunate injury during the Bangladesh clash, Mohammed Shami would have continued to warm the benches. But with a record-breaking five-wicket haul against New Zealand in Dharamsala, Shami proved why he deserved a place in the playing XI all along. Shami’s fifer helped India bowl out New Zealand for 273. He also broke Zaheer Khan’s 20-year-old record to become the first Indian bowler to take a fifer against New Zealand in World Cups.
Shami became the fourth bowler after Mitchell Starc, Andre Nel, and Brett Lee to take a fifer against New Zealand in World Cups. For India, the best bowling figures against the Kiwis were registered by Zaheer with 4/42 in the 2003 edition of the tournament.
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Shami is also the third bowler after Shaheen Afridi and Mitchell Santner to take a fifer in the ongoing World Cup.
Shami replaced Shardul Thakur in the side as the team management had to include Suryakumar Yadav in the middle order due to Pandya’s injury.
He was introduced into the attack in the ninth over by skipper Rohit Sharma. Will Young who was put under pressure by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, slashed his bat in order to score square of the wicket but ended up dragging the ball onto his stumps. With Young's wicket with his first ball of the tournament, Shami surpassed Anil Kumble to become India's third-highest wicket-taker in ODI World Cups.
In his next over, he almost provided with another wicket but Ravindra Jadeja dropped a regulation catch of Rachin Ravindra at backward point. In the 34th over, Shami managed to get the wicket of Rachin and broke the third-wicket partnership. In the 48th over, he struck twice to hit the stumps to send Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry back to the pavillion. In the last over, he got the wicket of Daryl Mitchell who scored 130 runs from 127 balls. On the last ball of the innings, Trent Boult could not get his bat on the ball and Lockie Ferguson got run out trying to sneak a single via byes.
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